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Birdies

The first time I came through Cartegena I visited the Old Town, various museums and really enjoyed myself. The following couple of times I have pretty much stayed in the port area. Smart marketing here, nice shops in the port area and multiple species of birds.

The two ships in port today are us and the NCL Pearl which followed us through the canal. Most seem to have gone off on tours.

I am ignoring the “opportunity” to buy eneralds, coffee or trinkets.

I am also ignoring the feral kittens and the guy with the parrots and his hand out. Two more sea days from here then Miami on the 20th.

fiber person - knitter, spinner, weaver who spent 33 years being a military officer to fund the above. And home. And family. Sewing and quilting projects are also in the stash.
After living again in Heidelberg after retiring (finally) from the U.S. Army May 2011, we moved to the US ~ Dec 2015. Something about being over 65 and access to health care. It also might have had to do with finding a buyer for our house. Allegedly this will provide me a home base in the same country as our four adult children, all of whom I adore, so that I can drive them totally insane. Considerations of time to knit down the stash…(right, and if you believe that…) and spin and .... There is now actually enough time to do a bit of consulting, editing. Even more amazing - we have only one household again. As long as everyone understands that I still, 40 years into our marriage, don't do kitchens or bathrooms. For that matter, not being a golden retriever, I don't do slippers or newspapers either.
I don’t miss either the military or full-time clinical practice. Limiting my public health/travel med/consulting and lecturing to “when I feel like it” has let me happily spend my pension cruising, stash enhancing (oops), arguing with the DH about where we are going to travel next and book buying.
Life is good!